Do nation-states act to facilitate or limit immigration and integration, how and why? How do nation-states themselves transform in understanding and interpreting rights respond to immigration? Does the European Union make a difference in terms of how immigrants are perceived or how they act as stakeholders in liberal democracies? more...

This book discusses the extent to which the theoretical
relevance and analytical rigor of the concept of the public sphere is affected by
current processes of transnationalization. The contributions address fundamental
questions concerning the viability of a socially and politically effective public
sphere in a post-Westphalian world.... more...

Work in Transition shows how migrants develop their cultural capital in order to enter the workforce, as well as how failure to leverage that capital can lead to permanent exclusion from professional positions. more...